And Josiah begat Jechoniah, and his brethren, - upon the removal to Babylon.

And as he thought upon these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take to you Mary as your wife. For that in her is fathered of the Holy Spirit.

This man John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a loincloth of leather; and he lived upon locusts and wild honey.

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee upon the Jordan, unto John to be baptized by him,

"Let it be so for the present," Jesus answered, "since it is fitting for us thus to satisfy every claim of religion." Upon this, John consented.

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: at the same time a voice was heard from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

But he answering said, 'It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'

Then the devil takes him to the holy city, and sets him upon the edge of the temple,

and says to Him; If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it has been written, That He will give His angels charge concerning thee, and upon their hand they will bear thee, lest thou mayest dash thy foot against a stone.

Again, the devil taketh him up upon an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them,

Then the devil left Him, and angels came and continued to wait upon Him.

And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

and the land of Nephthalim, lying upon the sea, and about Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:

“The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great Light,
And those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death,
Upon them a Light dawned.”

Blessed are they who are persecuted upon the account of righteousness: for their's is the kingdom of heaven.

You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its strength, with what shall it be seasoned? It is good for nothing more, except being cast out to be trodden upon by men.

'Ye are the light of the world, a city set upon a mount is not able to be hid;

Nor do men light a lamp and put it under the bushel, but upon the lamp-stand, and it shines for all who are in the house.

I, however, say to you that any one who cherishes anger against his brother shall be liable to answer for it to the Court; and whoever pours contempt upon his brother shall be liable to answer for it to the High Council, while whoever calls down curses upon him shall be liable to answer for it in the fiery Pit.

If therefore when you are offering your gift upon the altar, you remember that your brother has a grievance against you,

But I say unto you, that every one who looks upon a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

But I say to you not to resist evil: but whosoever shall smite thee with a rod upon thy right cheek, turn to him also the other.

so that you may [show yourselves to] be the children of your Father who is in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on those who are evil and on those who are good, and makes the rain fall on the righteous [those who are morally upright] and the unrighteous [the unrepentant, those who oppose Him].

so that thy charity may be in secret. And thy Father who sees in secret will himself reward thee in the open.

But when you pray, go into your most private room, close the door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you.

let thy kingdom come, let thy will be done as in heaven so upon the earth;

so that your fasting will not be noticed by people, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Look ye upon the fowls of heaven; for they neither sow, nor reap, nor collect into stores; and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Do ye not rather differ from them

"Pass no more judgments upon other people, so that you may not have judgment passed upon you.

“Do not give that which is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, for they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:

Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

if ye then, as wicked as ye are, know how to bestow proper gifts upon your children; how much more shall your heavenly father give good things to them that ask him?

Go in by the narrow door; for wide is the door and open is the way which goes to destruction, and great numbers go in by it.

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

Upon descending from the hill country He was followed by immense crowds.

And Jesus having entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion calling upon him,

He touched her hand and the fever left her: and then she rose and waited upon Him.

that the word spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, He took upon himself our weaknesses, and bore the burden of our diseases.

And upon his entering into the boat, his disciples followed him.

Suddenly so great a storm came on upon the Sea, that the waves broke right over the boat. But Jesus was asleep;

And upon his coming to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two men being demon possessed met him, coming out of the sepulchers, exceedingly fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.

[Upon seeing this happen] the men who were tending the herd ran away and went into the town [i.e., of Gadara, one of ten towns making up the province of Decapolis], and told the people everything, [including] what had happened to the men dominated by evil spirits.

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, laid upon a bed; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Be of good courage, child; thy sins are forgiven.

Upon which, some of the scribes said in themselves, This man blasphemeth: but Jesus knowing their surmises,

But, that ye may know that the Son of Man hath power upon the earth to forgive sins -- (then saith he to the paralytic) -- having risen, take up thy couch, and go to thy house.'

And no man putteth a piece of undressed cloth upon an old garment; for that which should fill it up taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

Also, people do not put freshly squeezed grape juice into bottles made of previously used animal skins. If they did, the [old dried-out] animal skins would break open and the grape juice would [all] leak out, and the animal skins would become useless. But people put freshly squeezed grape juice into newly prepared animal skin bottles. That way both of them will survive."

While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

but Jesus turned about, and looking upon her, said, daughter lay aside your fears, thy faith hath cured thee: and the woman was cured from that instant.

Upon that he touched their eyes, and said: "It shall be according to your faith."

And their eyes were made open. And Jesus said to them sharply, Let no man have knowledge of it.

upon which He saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers few:

And when ye come into an house, salute it. And if the house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it;

And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

be upon your guard with such men, for they will deliver you up to their tribunals, and scourge you in their synagogues.

and ye shall be brought before governors and kings upon my account, to bear testimony of me to them and the rest of the Gentiles.

The pupil should be satisfied to become like his teacher, and the slave should be satisfied to become like his master. If men have called the Head of the house Beelzebub, how much worse names will they heap upon the members of His family!

What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.

Are not, two sparrows, for a farthing, sold? And, one from among them, shall not fall upon the ground, without your Father;

Do not think that I have come to send peace upon the earth: I have not come to send peace, but a sword.

The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

But, from the days of John the Immerser, until even now, the kingdom of the heavens, is being invaded, and, invaders, are, seizing upon it.

"But to what shall I compare the present generation? It is like children sitting in the open places, who call to their playmates.

And upon this occasion Jesus opened his mouth and said, "I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to babes:

All things are given unto me of my father: And no man knoweth the son, but the father; neither knoweth any man the father, save the son, and he to whom the son will open him.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.

and behold, there was a man, which had his hand dried up. And they asked him, saying, "Is it lawful to heal upon the Sabbath days?" Because they might accuse him.

Upon this the Pharisees went out of the synagogue, and form'd a conspiracy against his life.

Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

He will not [even] break a wilted stalk or put out a smoldering [lamp] wick until He exercises judgment [upon mankind through the Gospel] in order to bring about victory [i.e., in people's lives].

but the Pharisees upon hearing this said, he exorcizes devils, by virtue only of Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.

Or how can one enter into a strong mans house, and seize upon his goods, unless he first bind the strong man, and then plunder his house?

But he answered, "Only a wicked and faithless age insists upon a sign, and no sign will be given it but the sign of the prophet Jonah.

such great crowds gathered round him, that he got into a boat, and sat in it, while all the people stood upon the beach.

Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them:

and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

He replied, "Because it is granted you to understand the open secrets of the Realm of heaven, but it is not granted to these people.

But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open.

And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it;

but having no root in him he has only an occasional faith: for as soon as any oppression or persecution arises upon account of the gospel, he presently relapses.

And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

Jesus said all this to the crowds in parables; he never spoke to them except in a parable ??35 to fulfil what had been said by the prophet, I will open my mouth in parables, I will speak out what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

"The Kingdom of the Heavens is like treasure buried in the open country, which a man finds, but buries again, and, in his joy about it, goes and sells all he has and buys that piece of ground.

and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.

which, when it was filled, having drawn up again upon the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they did cast out,

And [although he] wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they looked upon him as a prophet.

but when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in publick, and made such an impression upon Herod,

Upon which he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask.

But she, being set on by her mother, says, Give me here upon a dish the head of John the baptist.

and his head was brought upon a dish, and was given to the damsel, and she carried it to her mother.